KIRKUS REVIEW

After a bride calls off her Christmas wedding days before the
ceremony, she comforts herself by taking the planned honeymoon in Paris, then
finds herself navigating romance with the help of a fortuneteller and the
jilted groom in the suite next door.

When Philadelphia financial analyst Isabel Lawson realizes she
and fiance Neil have different life goals, they cancel the wedding amicably,
and Neil suggests she take the planned honeymoon trip to Paris. Staying in a
suite at one of the nicest hotels in Paris over Christmas is a dreamy treat and
becomes even more fun when she meets Alec, the would-be groom next door whose
fiancee abandoned him. Alec is sweet and adorable, a great partner for
exploring her favorite Parisian haunts and more, and when one day they run into
a fortuneteller who says she’ll marry a French aristocrat and be happy all her
days, she asks Alec to take her to an upscale ball where she meets a comte who
seems perfect. Yet, as wonderful as her days in Paris are, they leave her
plenty of time to reflect on her two past broken engagements, so when she
starts to think maybe it’s Alec she’s supposed to be with, she’s suddenly
extremely confused and uneasy about her ability to find the right man. She’s
always been a planner and very clear and successful on every path in her life
except this one, so when everything else the fortuneteller says comes true, she
begins to believe she won’t be happy unless she marries her comte.
Hughes bring her signature combination of haute couture and high-society
romance to Paris, adding a touch of magic and allowing us to live vicariously
through Isabel as she falls in love in the most glamorous city in the world—and
buys labels most women can only dream about.

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